Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Top News

Nellis troops return from Iraq

Sep. 7, 2009
The long Labor Day weekend was extra special for family and friends of 100 airmen stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas. Members of the 58th and 66th Rescue Squadrons and the 763rd Maintenance Squadron returned home Sunday night after a four-month...
Related Stories from UPI.com

Air Force awards deal for 375th support

RESTON, Va., Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has contracted NCI Inc. for the company to support management and systems operations for the 375th Communications Support Squadron.

Air Force gets green light on solar power

WASHINGTON, April 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force says Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada will be solar powered by the end of this year.

USAF boosts Pacific forces

FAIRBANKS, Ala., July 31 (UPI) -- In response to increased perceived Pacific threats, the U.S. military is reinforcing its presence from Guam to Alaska.

North Dakota to get unmanned aircraft

WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force wants to base two unmanned aerial vehicles in North Dakota, replacing fighter aircraft squadrons, top officials said Friday.

U.S. fighter pilots to test skills

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- With no real world air adversaries, the U.S. Air Force is resuming a biennial internal competition to test its F-15C pilots, the service announced Thursday.
1 of 28
Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
View Caption
Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler